The White council
"I have been informed by our time traveling hobbit of some grave news, according to him, Saruman is a betrayer, Pollando and Alatar are dead and that Souron's ring endured and so to does Souron live, he is in Dol guldor as we speek, not only this but Radagast even brought me the tale, and evidence to back it up, I'm worried Elrond, more worried than ever" Gandalf said head bowed with Grim finality in his voice.
Elrond gulped at the news, knowing the ring was still out there but not having known the other points, scared the elven lord, the thought that the White wizard had betrayed him troubled him greatly, calling out to lady of lothlorien with his mind, she soon rounded the corner to speak with them far from Saruman's ears.
"Mithrandir, what seems to be troubling you so" Said the lady with deep concern in her voice, he told her quickly, her eyes widened sorrow filled her heart, show me what Radagast brought you, shock filled her eyes the blade of angmar, buried with him in the high fells.
"Unfortunately I can't leave the company to their quest alone, you must send Radagast to investigate, we must kill smaug, then we must destroy the ring" gandalf said vehemently, "Indeed Radagast will be sent, what do we do about saruman, it is unlikely he will stay ignorant for long" said elrond his mind awash with possibilities.
"The ring must be found first, it must be carried by your young hobbit friend I have foreseen it" stated the lady with clear authority in her voice, "are you sure my lady I don't mean to question you, but a halfling" asked a curiously skeptical Elrond, "I'm positive" she declared with absolute finality.
"What about the corruption it is capable of, will it hurt him, I fear for his soul" Gandalf asked sombrely, "he will be fine and if he isn't then encourage the mating of he and his one the dwarf king" stated the lady as though talking about the wether, much to the surprise of the two gentlemen in her company.
"Go now Gandalf, continue on this quest and we shall deal with the betrayer" said Elrond, with a final blessing from Galadriel, Gandalf departed their company to find his hobbit and dwarven companions, they had to leave soon to get out from Saruman's watchful eyes.
Soon he had located all the dwarves but Thorin and incidentally the young hobbit as well, leaving them to themselves so he could help them restock foods and water he asked balin if he knew where they were, "well you see tharkhun both oin and I as the eldest told Thorin to get on with it, we could die from this quest, more so his one, so we told him to get on with claiming him, you probably already know but, if your mate is of another race they will gain the life span of their longer lived mate, so bilbo will grow stronger and live longer" Balin explained as though lecturing errant dwarflings.
"I did know that but thankyou, and thank oin for me I had been trying to figure out how to broach the subject of that with Thorin myself, thank Eru, I don't have to now" said Gandalf with relief.